New research aims to quantify a life-altering aftereffect of covid-19: a lingering loss of smell, also known as anosmia, Gizmodo reports. The study estimates that up to 1.6 million people in the U.S. have experienced chronic anosmia lasting at least six months following their coronavirus infection.
Anosmia can be caused by different things, including respiratory viral infections like covid-19. But it took some time before anosmia was recognized as a clear symptom of covid-19—one that might even be more common among mild cases. Often, this loss of smell is accompanied by a loss of taste, the two senses being closely dependent on each other. Sometimes, people can also experience parosmia, or a distorted sense of smell that can cause everyday scents to smell like trash, sewage, or other putrid odors.
Studies have estimated that anywhere from 30% to 80% of covid-19 sufferers can develop some level of anosmia. But research has indicated that most (upwards of 90%) regain their sniffer sense in as little as two weeks, possibly because the infection tends not to damage the olfactory nerve itself but the cells supporting it. Since so many people have contracted covid-19 in the U.S, though, even a relatively rare complication like long-term anosmia can still affect plenty of people.
This new study, published Thursday in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, seems to be one of the first to try gauging the toll of chronic covid-related anosmia in the U.S. The authors were compelled to study the issue after seeing many of these patients in their clinics.
There have been many direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic, from millions of covid-19 deaths to the resurgence of other diseases. But permanent anosmia may be one of the most distinct lifelong consequences of infection. A recent study by French researchers this month even found that anosmia may be the long-term symptom most likely to be associated with a lab-confirmed case of covid-19. Long after the pandemic has faded away, many people will no longer be able to enjoy certain basic pleasures of life, like a delicious meal or the familiar scents of loved ones. Gizmodo
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Thanks to 5G radiation.
It seems to have affected your very brain. Kindly get some professional help, so that you won’t make a total idiot of yourself, through your posts.
The previous commentator must not have had Covid. My whole family lost our sense of smell for varying amount of time.
Covid is a new terminology for the word ‘illness”. So having Covid can mean having cancer, diarrhea, runny nose, car accident or even lice. Only naive people still use the term Covid for losing hair, smell or taste which all come from radiation like Chemo.
After I came down with Covid a little more than a month ago, my smelling abilities were strained. I was only able to smell something if I put it mamesh up to my nose. I started taking the vitamin/supplement Maxi Anti-flame which has curcumin, boswellia, bromelian, methylsulfonylmethane, bcm-95, and a couple of other good things. After taking it for a few weeks, B”H kimat all of my smell is back. It’s great for all kinds of inflammation as well. There ARE natural remedies which could really help you BE”H. Do what I did. I walked into a local health/vitamin store (in my case, Maxi Health on Ave. M) and discussed what issues you’re contending with, and they were very helpful in their recommendations. I also took the Maxi NAC Complex for the tightness in my chest and B”H that really helped as well. Ask for natural remedies. It’s simpler than you think. It does cost a little but it’s kidai. I wish all of Kllal Yisroel refuoes and yeshuos bimihaira!
I had covid shortly after sukkos of last year. I still have not regained my full sense of smell. When I had covid, I lost my sense of smell entirely for 2 weeks. When it did come back, my sense of smell was distorted and the smell of caramelised onions and coffee were particularly offensive. After about 6 months, the smell reverted mostly back to normal but my ability to smell has been largely diminished.
Interesting. My teenage daughter hasn’t been able to smell correctly for almost a year now. What I mean is, everything she can smell, smells like old toothpaste (her words). It’s very frustrating. B”H she can taste though. That was never affected.
There are therapies designed to help people who’ve lost their sense of smell due to covid. Please Google “covid smell therapy” for many links to informative articles on the subject.
Hatzlocha rabba.